New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-04
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Ss lesson ssSaS day. and now repeated
"9Eos v = rsrs once soldiers in war;
friends in peace cay your children and teach them 20
ana brave and gallant from the south-wcrthy foes
barred their breasts 70 defend cause . and an Of time let
boodstansd sands this field be the only ones 70
One parting word to my old command, The return to
this field refreshe: memory and In ~ ,S Sa fact
tSat OUTSIDE Of your resiIsnta have
enc to credit thank for anything you did here od
sas:anoe most needed you were r@-,s No
cheering voice helping hand was then men wh All you
ds and eli you d az s ssaa a,1 m mS
July and the occupancy Of the stone M 20 'ns Your
and rear placing you In eaec"Ve os'Ho'0n' ""' "
And these muskets were placed IN your hana;
and respected sssss yS1 killed the
survivors Picketts Division. who made the attack
homer o. and Tsa p nss nd
them and permit 10 nete OF DISAPPOINTMENT 70 en'"no
Gentlemen Of the Memorial Committee have the
sad duty but distinctive honor OF turning over yohr
s sSs' 3s pia
Gushing and his following OF the 4n qnsoa S Sne
the trust viii be honored and protected and as an In
structive Inheritance 70 postery, yon can point ~ OUT
and with pride and Justice say this marks Tue spot ~D'''
The crowd then moved the famous clump OF trees
where tho Cowsn's battery monuments erected When
all was ready Colonel Andrew Cowan introduced tho
Rev. James X. Dixson who offered An appropriate
prayer. Mrs. Pickett ascended the platform and
Colonel Cowan, rising, thanked her for her
presence. and also welcomed the wife OF
the commander of tho Philadelphia Brigade, whose
husband twenyfour years ago then an aide on General
again until last night He then presented seriao y
De- tho Arafor yhn mol ia
ument to the Memorial Association. in whose
sssa .'sSSSS william .S sssii
81 Sns Ills and make
Perhaps interesting incident Of the whole ded-
Pickett Division Association Of word which he took In
Pickes famous charge 1t n,ns about 1ngsS i aad
the y Saas Of rses finely Rsshsd 'h
down and his sword fell 81 Colonies feet Ho KEEP!
IT. but has been able to restore to the family OF
the officer he given 1t TO the division in order
that they take measures to see that is to
sss the lSf
ton promising to do all that was possible TO nd the
General Badly smith and General Hunt to the assem-
bly,. by whom they were received with cheers r,, 60,
low wearing blue badge and Philadelphia Brigade he'll
met walked UP TO . tall man wearing Pickett badge
and said Say don'tl know you haven't seen you
aWhy. yes; I believe know you too" the other
They finally recollected that the little fellow had taken
tn big one who wounded. prisoner In the charge
They had their pictures taken with casped hands stand
on the spot where Confederate said he was taken
This evening it is hard tell which is the brigade and
which the Picgetts Division One man who was supposed
to be Philadelphia came down the street win Soi
federate badge and fastened one side, blue
badge the other, and brigade hat set sideways on
his head. -
Tonight some are reality tenting on the old camp
ground the spot where they slept on their arms
fwenty-four years ago. one hundred small tents and
four hospital have been put up at tne Chimp OF
and the lighter spirits will probably bunk there TO-
night and tomorrow they will go over the field.